debian/changelog

+libedlib (1.2.3-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * Declare characters signed explicitly
+    Closes: #911967
+
+ -- Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>  Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:50:07 +0100
+
 libedlib (1.2.3-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Make sure the executable is found in test

debian/patches/series

 soversion.patch
 do_not_build_hello_example.patch
 cython3.patch
+signed_char.patch

debian/patches/signed_char.patch

+Description: Declare characters signed explicitly
+Bug-Debian: https://bugs.debian.org/911967
+Origin: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/31634962/narrowing-conversion-from-int-to-char-inside-for-legal-values-when-cro
+Author: Andreas Tille <tille@debian.org>
+Last-Update: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 12:09:52 +0100
+
+--- a/test/runTests.cpp
++++ b/test/runTests.cpp
+@@ -412,12 +412,12 @@ bool test10() {
+ bool test11() {
+     int queryLength = 8;
+     int targetLength = 8;
+-    char query[8] =  {-127, 127, -55, 0, 42, 0,      127, -55};
+-    char target[8] = {-127, 127,      0, 42, 0, -55, 127,  42};
++    signed char query[8] =  {-127, 127, -55, 0, 42, 0,      127, -55};
++    signed char target[8] = {-127, 127,      0, 42, 0, -55, 127,  42};
+ 
+-    bool r = executeTest(query, queryLength, target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_HW);
+-    r = r && executeTest(query, queryLength, target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_NW);
+-    r = r && executeTest(query, queryLength, target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_SHW);
++    bool r = executeTest((char *)query, queryLength, (char *)target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_HW);
++    r = r && executeTest((char *)query, queryLength, (char *)target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_NW);
++    r = r && executeTest((char *)query, queryLength, (char *)target, targetLength, EDLIB_MODE_SHW);
+     return r;
+ }
+